Does privatisation matter? The long-term performance of British Telecom over 40 years

Fiscal Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-234

  Florio, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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EID: 2442649075     PISSN: 01435671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5890.2003.tb00083.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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